Haemogregarine parasites (Apicomplexa: Hepatozoidae) in Caiman crocodilus yacare (Crocodilia: Alligatoridae) from Pantanal, Corumbá, MS, Brazil.
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Haemogregarines were recorded in caimans Caiman crocodilus yacare from Pantanal. This study was carried out in seasonal ponds at the Miranda- Abobral subregion of Pantanal, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, western Brazil, from 1998 to 1999. Smears from 28 caimans were examined and 20 (71.4%) presented infection by a haemogregarine. Infections were observed in 11 males and 9 females. Morphological and morphometric observations suggest that the parasite forms found in this work are Hepatozoon caimani.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
دوره 14 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005